One-piece garment



t- 5-' J. WEINGARTEN 2,408,537

' ONE-PIECE GARMENT Filed A ril 29, 1944 INVHVTOR, JOSEPH HIE/(V6.41?TEN BY I 1.9 Arr-ohms) Patented Oct. 1, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEI 2,408,537 r v ONE-PIECE GARMENT Joseph Weingarten, Bronx. N. Y.,Application April 29, 1944, Serial No. 533,299

. 2 Claims.

The invention relates to one-piece garments and more particularly toprotective garments for children as exemplified for instance by thesocalled snow suits.

The object of the invention is to provide a one-piece garmentconstructed in a novel'manner to present the appearance of a two-piecegarment including a coat.

The invention contemplates further a onepiece garment of the typeindicated which is good-looking when worriand provides adequateprotection and warmth for the wearer, and which is easily put on andremoved at will.

Other objects will appear from the description hereinafter and thefeatures of novelty will be pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawing, which illustrates an example of theinvention without defining its limits, I

' Fig. 1 is a front view of the novel garment as it appears when closed;I V

Fig. 2 is a rear view ofsaid garment;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the garment as it appears when open forputting it on and removing it from the wearer;

Fig. 4 is a, front View of the garment in a partly closed condition;

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the garment closed to a further extent,and

Fig. 6 is a side view of the novel garment.

Generally speaking the novel garment comprises a lower section and anupper section integral therewith and constructed of any suitable fabricor other material.

The lower section includes leg members which in the illustrated exampleconsist of rear pieces Ill of material and united with front pieces IIof material along outer seams I2 and similar inner seams to the crotchl3. From the latter upward the rear pieces III ar connected with eachother along a center seam I4 to form the middle or waist portion of thegarment. rear pieces III are continued upwardly in the form of backpieces I5 connected with each other along the center seam M as shown inFig, 2 to form the back of the upper section of the garment. Suitablesleeve members I6 may be combined with the back pieces I5, for instance,along the seam I! as illustrated in Fig. 2 or in any other suitablemanner, said sleeve members I6 being provided with elastic cuffs I8designed to stituting a, tongue which comprises a foldable extension ofthe leg members at the front of the garment. The latter in additionincludes cooperating coat members 22 connected with the back pieces I5along seams l2 which form upward continuations of the outside leg seamsI2, as shown in Fig. 6. The coat member 22 further are connected withthe sleeve members I6 along seams 23 and are so embodied in the garmentaS to have their lower edges a relatively free and loose as shown in theillustrated example. The coatmembers 22 are dimensioned to extend overand cover the tongue 2|, 2| when the latteris in its operative'positionand are provided with co-operating fastening devices such as buttons 24and buttonholes 25 whereby said coat members 22- may be secured indetachable connection with each other over the aforesaid tongue topresent the appearance of a closed coat. Suitable means may be providedfor detachably maintaining the tongue 2|, 2| in its raised position, asfor instance by providing said tongue with buttonholes 26 for engagementwith buttons 21 suitably secured to the upper part of the garment asshown inthe drawing.

Obviously, the buttons and buttonholes illustrated and described asfastening devices for the hug the wrists for warmth if desired. In suchcase, the leg members may be also provided with elastic euifs I9designed to hug and enclose the coat members 22 and the tongue 2|, 2|,respectively, may be replaced by other types of fastening means wherebythese elements may be detachably secured in place. The garment may alsoinclude a conventional collar 28 fastened in place in any conventionalmanner.

In the normal condition when the garment is open the coat members 22 aredisconnected from each other and folded to an open position as shown forinstance in Fig. 3, while the tongue 2 I, 2| may occupy its downwardlyfolded position as also shown in Fig. 3 to thereby enable the garment tobe easily put on or removed from the wearer. After the garment has beendonned by the wearer the tongue 2|, 2| may be folded upwardly in uprightrelation to the lower section of the garment so as to cover the upperbody and chest of the wearer and secured in this position by connectingthe buttonholes 26 with the buttons 21 or by connecting other equivalenttypes of fastening means which may be provided. The coat members 25 maythen be folded over said upright tongue 2|, 2| in external relationthereto to simulate a coat and may be secured in detachable connectionwith each other over the tongue 2|, 2| by means of the buttonholes 25and button 26, or equivalent fastening means. If desired, the garmentmay include a belt or tape 2% suitably embodied in the garment at thewaistline and adapted to be tied about the waist of the wearer in theform of a bow knot 30 as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. To further addto the ornamental appearance of the garment the latter may be gatheredor shirred at the back about the waist line as indicated at 3| in Fig.2.

To remove the garment from the wearer, the bow knot 30 is untied torelease the band or tape 29 after which the buttons 24 and buttonholes25 are detached from each other to permit the coat members 22 to befolded to open positions and the tongue 2!, H to be released bydetaching the buttonholes 26 from the buttons 21 and then foldeddownwardly to th e position illustrated in Fig. 3. At this stage'thegarment may be readily removed from the wearer as will be apparent.

The novel combination garment is ideally adaptable for use as aprotective garment, particularly for children, and when worn in theclosed condition illustrated in Fig, 1 provides a maximum of protectionfor the wearer against snow, sleet, rain and the elements in general.When worn the garment presents an attractive and ornamental appearanceand gives the impression of being a two-piece suit consisting of a lowerleg section and an upper coat section.

While the novel garment is particularly adaptable for use as a so-calledsnow suit it obviously may be used with equal efiiciency for other typesof garments designed'for children and even for adults. The garment maybe made of fabrics or other suitable materials and may easily be removedand put on by children or adults, as the case may be.

Although the present invention has been described in conjunction with apreferred embodiment, it is to be understood that modifications andvariations may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention, as those skilled in the art will readilyunderstand. Such variations and modifications are considered to bewithin the purview and scope of the claims.

Iclaim:

1. A one-piece garment comprising a lower section including leg members,a tongue foldably connected with said lower section at the front thereofdimensioned and foldable in upright relation to said lower section tocover the upper body and chest of the wearer, an upper section connectedwith said lower section and including a back and sleeve members,co-operating coatmembers foldably associated with said upper section andextending below the waist line at the front of the garment in detachedrelation thereto, said coat-members being foldable over said uprighttongue in external'relation thereto to simulate a coat, co-operatingmeans on said upper section and said tongue for detachably securing thelatter in its upright position, and means for securing said coat-membersin detachable connection with each other externally over said tongue.

2. A' one-piece garment comprising a lower leg section, an upper sectionintegrally combined with said lower leg section, a tongue foldablyassociated with said leg section at the front thereof dimensioned andfoldable in upward relation thereto to cover the upper body and chest ofthe wearer, means for detachably maintaining said tongue in its uprightposition, coat-members foldably associated with said upper section andexternally foldable over said tongue, said coat-members extending belowthe waist line in detached relation to said lower leg section tosimulate a coat, and means for securing said coatmembers in detachableconnection with each other externally over said'tongue,

JOSEPH .WEINGAR'I'EN.

